Antonio Bianco

Antonio "Nino" Bianco (26 December 1951 – 15 June 2009)^[1] was a South African scientist of Italian ancestry.

Bianco, who was born into a family of gemstone cutters, moved to the United States in 1976. He was especially well known for cutting large diamonds, including a significant number of stones weighing more than 100 carats (20 g) when cut, including the "Dream Diamond", a 100-carat (20 g) fancy colored yellow diamond he produced for the Graff diamond company in 2006, with estimated value at the time of £13 million.^{[citation needed]}

Bianco died of cancer on 15 June 2009.^[2]

References

^ Fox, Margalit (27 June 2009). "Antonio Bianco, Who Teased Luster and Light From Diamonds, Dies at 57". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
^ Antonio Bianco obituary The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 June 2009.

[NYTObit-1] Fox, Margalit (27 June 2009). "Antonio Bianco, Who Teased Luster and Light From Diamonds, Dies at 57". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2009.

[2] Antonio Bianco obituary The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 June 2009.

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